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Critics Warn of Rising European Fascism as Security Conference Begins in Germany
More than 40 protest rallies are planned against the security conference in Munich this weekend.

Competition for Defense Contracts May Drive Divides Within Trump’s Inner Circle
Private investors are fueling the rise of defense startups that are competing for billion-dollar Pentagon contracts.

Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert
Unlawful deportation or transfer of a population constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.

Report: Israel Leveled Entire Blocks in Gaza When Unable to Locate Target
The strategy was used to “compensate” for a lack of intelligence on a target, an investigation has found.

Gaza Is Not for Sale — No Matter What Trump Says
Trump’s absurd plan to annex Gaza will never be tolerated by Palestinians.

Google Drops Pledge to Not Use AI to Develop Weapons, Surveillance Technologies
One Google worker says there’s widespread employee sentiment that the company shouldn’t be in the “business of war."

The War on Gaza Has Taken My Home, My Dreams and My Grandmother. What’s Left?
The famine that Israel’s war imposed on Gaza slowly devoured my grandmother, and bombs have reduced my home to rubble.

Trump’s Middle East Envoy Visits Gaza as Israel Escalates Attacks on West Bank
Palestinian writer and analyst Muhammad Shehada discusses the most recent developments.

Israel’s Killing of Hind Rajab 1 Year Ago Is a Stain on Our Collective Humanity
The 6-year-old dreamed of becoming a dentist. She was one of more than 17,000 kids Israel killed in Gaza in 15 months.

80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz, Genocide in Palestine Continues
“Since October 2023, so many Holocaust scholars have gone out of their way to protect Israel,” says historian Raz Segal.